Bengt Halvorson

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I've seen a lot of procedural lip service on Lucid over the past day. So to the point: This is a really big deal. Well before the stress and strain to scale up, Peter, the Air, and the propulsion suite were en route to be a technology juggernaut. greencarreports.com/news/1145847_l…

Amid reported shutting-down of GSA L2 chargers, sidelining of federal EVs... Don't EVs have far lower running costs over years, as Tesla and Musk have long rightly underscored? Where did this FUD originate from again? 😕 greencarreports.com/news/1145815_f…

In the sea of adapters EV owners face this year...they're not even all interchangeable. As Tom points out, Kia has made the odd decision to rate its NACS-to-CCS adapter at just 350A—which will allow them to do fine in 800V charging but maybe not 400V sessions with other EVs.

Hard to take a charging-related patent filing from a major automaker very seriously when it's confusing power and energy throughout...

Thrilled to see that this second and surely higher-volume EV is emerging from Arizona—and pushing efficiency and luxury farther yet ahead. My firsthand impressions coming... soon!

Why does the electric Popemobile look like it could fit right in on Baywatch? greencarreports.com/news/1145199_m…

Allegedly first concept for next-gen Jaguars. Doubling down on a grilleless-but-long-hood, big-engine look is... bold. Please tell me that's one giant 'foot garage' greencarreports.com/news/1145166_j…

Hyundai not hesitating to mention Georgia investments in EVs and batteries…

One that I let sit earlier in the morning, now I'm still unsure to take as a joke or not. But Alex... basically yes.

Exclusive patent spot: Future big Jeep or Ram electric trucks may be able to get closer to 800V charge rates at Tesla V3 Superchargers... greencarreports.com/news/1145029_f…

@dennis_p Yes. Lots to like here but given the extra runway for this US version, not positioned quite the way it should be.

@ben_gt Awesome... Just so expensive for what you get.

This lil' thing?

These AZ-made batteries may only be *part* of the mix for R2 lineup—but great to see Rivian + LG charge ahead despite IRA uncertainties. greencarreports.com/news/1144969_r…

Charging the 2024 Acura ZDX at the first Costco fast charging station, via Electric Era. Started first attempt, no resets or tech assistance required! Oh and read about it here if you haven’t… greencarreports.com/news/1144824_c…

And Art of Steel: So close that search thinks I want Art of the Steal... which may be five days away.

Last time around Hyundai's fuel-cell concept previewed not just Nexo but multiple EVs for Hyundai and Genesis. Hoping this does the same - I like it. greencarreports.com/news/1144886_h…

Once in a while, my workday involves, ehem, jumping vehicles through the air. My 9-year-old self, watching Dukes of Hazzard, would be so proud. motorauthority.com/news/1144864_2…

@TomVoelk Right. We knew there was a real product behind all the effort to tag the simplicity of the original trucks, so the end-result, fit-into-the-suburbs lux-cabin look wasn't surprising. But I really didn't expect something so mammoth.

@ben_gt My uncle had a Scout back in the day and it was the bare bones truck you hoped for. That said, this is EXACTLY what I thought it was going to be.

Just what we can all agree on this election season: America needs another bloated electric truck family! In three years. Am I the only one really disappointed that this didn't emerge as something smaller and more no-frills? greencarreports.com/news/1144814_s…

Too many people have been Wrong Online about Tesla's "$25,000 car" so I wrote the explainer, we can all go home now techcrunch.com/2024/10/24/tes…